Lamp fixture



Nov. 6, 1923.

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acitizen of the United States, residing at New .Haven, in the county of.l l e w Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented'a new and useful Improvement in Lamp FIX- tures; and I do herebydeclare the following, when taken in connection Withithe ace. companying drawings andrthe characters of. referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute'part of this appli--; I v

e edgesyIt'is also evident'th'at theouter ends Fig. 1 a plan view of a lamp fixture constructed in accordance with 'my'invention.

cation, and represent, in.- 1

Fig. 2 a sectional view-on the-line 2-2 of l ig. 3 a broken sectionalview, illustrating one means of connecting the ends together. Fig. 4 a plan view of one member of the fixture detached,

Fi 5 a brokensectional view, illustrating a modi v Fig. '6 a broken sectional view, showing the edges overlapping;

This invention relates to an improvement in lamp fixtures,.and particularly to bases and shades for lamp. fixtures. The object of the invention is to produce the devices from sheet-metal, so that they may be readily stamped up, and of such a character that they will be sufiiciently rigid for the pur- V a pose desired, and the'invention consists in.

the construction as hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

The base orshadeis formed intwo parts, struck up from sheet-metal, each in the form of an X, so'that the'parts may be cut from a comparatively narrow strip of metal. The ends 10 fiareoutward and'have inwardly-curved edges 11, 'each'end resembling'the petal-for a flower. ranged at right angles toeach other, soia's to form a circle, and are united attheir centers, which may be oflt'set, so as to pro-' duce a smooth surface. The arms are then curved downward, which brings the edges of the-arms close together, the curved edges 11 forming :a series of openings around the and shown as it is cut from' fied form of connecting the edges; J v

a mental character.

Two members are ar-' I that or base. To gift the device iaddi 'Be it known that I, HUBER'rfM. GREIs'r,

tionalstrengthfihe ends may beformedwith inwardly-turned ears 12, through' which ja 7 wire 'ring'13 "may be passed, the ends; of which-will be connected together, so as to 1'3, theii'members .may be -formedeo-ne with an inwardly-extending, slotted 111g: .14 and,

ofthe arms may, be made wider, or the ends brought together, so as to overlap, as shown" member against inward or outward thrusts. The device,to be used as a shade, may be lined with. any suitable material, which will:

be exposed through the openings between the edges of the. members, thus'givinga very V, pleasing effect, and adding to the simulation "j in Fig. 6 of the drawings. This overlapping .wil'ltend to strengthen the device, asone U I member will reinforce the ,n ext adjacent 1 1 The fixture elements, thus formed, have the advantage of lightness, as they-are struck Q 7 from comparatively thin sheet-metal; canbe produced at a very low cost, and'provide a V q a lamp-base or lamprshade of a very Torna- Iclaim: V V 7 LA] lamp fixture comprising two X shaped members arranged at right angles to each other, and connected together, the- .ends of the members being'longit'udinallybowed.

2. A lamp fixture comprising Ltwo shaped members arranged at right angles to each other, and connected together, theends.

of the membersbeinglongitudinally-bowed, l

and the ends of the arms conne'ctedtog'ether.

3. VA lamp fixture comprisingtwo ;X shaped membersa'rranged at right angles to each "other, the ends 'of the membersexj panded and their adjacent edges inwardlycurved, and the said members longitudinallybrought together.

.bowed ,-'w hereby the edges of the" ends'jare 1 LA lamp fixture comprising two 0 55 holdt'he arms against spreading, or, instead of forming the cars 12 and using the ring shaped members arranged at right angles to each other, the ends of the members expanded and their adjacent edges inwardlycurved, the said members longitudinally- 5 bowed, whereby the edges of the ends are brought together, and means for connecting the said edges.

specification in the presence of two subscrib- 7 ing witnesses.

HUBERT M. GREIST. \Vitnesses: v r

F REDERIC C. EARLE, MALCOLM P. NIo oLsi 

